British Bird Sounds (Compact Disc)

Ron Kettle

ISBN 10: 0712305122 / ISBN 13: 9780712305129

Published by British Library Publishing, London, 2017

About this Item

Compact Disc. This is a guide to all British birds whose sounds are likely to be encountered by the average birdwatcher. A total of 175 species are heard ranging from the familiar tawny owl to the very rare call of the bittern. This is an authorititive guide and an ideal gift for anyone wishing to learn the sounds of the great variety of birds that can be seen and heard throughout the season. A perennial bestseller. Includes an introductory booklet. This is a guide to all British birds whose sounds are likely to be encountered by the average birdwatcher. A total of 175 species are heard. English names are announced before each recording. As far as possible background species sounds are identified to prevent confusion. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: British Bird Sounds (Compact Disc)
• Publisher: British Library Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712305122
• ISBN 13: 9780712305129
• Binding: Compact Disc
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This is a guide to all British birds whose sounds are likely to be encountered by the average birdwatcher. A total of 175 species are heard ranging from the familiar tawny owl to the very rare call of the bittern. This is an authorititive guide and an ideal gift for anyone wishing to learn the sounds of the great variety of birds that can be seen and heard throughout the season. A perennial bestseller. Includes an introductory booklet. Track listing CD ONE 1 Black-throated Diver 2 Red-throated Diver 3 Little Grebe 4 Great Crested Grebe 5 Fulmar 6 Manx Shearwater 7 Storm Petrel 8 Gannet 9 Bittern 10 Grey Heron 11 Bewick's Swan 12 Whooper Swan 13 Bean Goose 14 Pink-Footed Goose 15 White-Fronted Goos 16 Greylag Goose 17 Canada Goose 18 Barnacle Goose 19 Brent Goose 20 Shelduck 21 Teal 22 Wigeon 23 Gadwall 24 Mallard 25 Pintail 26 Shoveler 27 Tufted Duck 28 Eider 29 Long-tailed duck 30 Osprey 31 Buzzard 32 Sparrowhawk 33 Kestrel 34 Hobby 35 Peregrine 36 Red Grouse 37 Black Grouse 38 Capercaillie 39 Red-Legged Partridge 40 Grey Partridge 41 Quail 42 Pheasant 43 Water Rail 44 Corncrake 45 Moorhen 46 Coot 47 Oystercatcher 48 Avocet 49 Stone Curlew 50 Little Ringed Plover 51 Ringed Plover 52 Golden Plover 53 Grey Plover 54 Lapwing 55 Dunlin 56 Snipe 57 Woodcock 58 Whimbrel 59 Curlew 60 Spotted Redshank 61 Redshank 62 Greenshank 63 Green Sandpiper 64 Common Sandpiper 65 Turnstone 66 Arctic Skua 67 Black-headed Gull 68 Common Gull 69 Herring Gull 70 Lesser Black-Backed Gull 71 Great Black-Backed Gull 72 Kittiwake 73 Sandwich Tern 74 Common Tern 75 Arctic Tern 76 Little Tern 77 Guillemot 78 Razorbill 79 Black Guillemot 80 Puffin 81 Stock Dove 82 Woodpigeon 83 Collared Dove 84 Turtle Dove 85 Cuckoo 86 Barn Owl 87 Little Owl 88 Tawny Owl 89 Long-Eared Owl 90 Short-Eared Owl 91 Nightjar 92 Swift 93 Kingfisher 94 Green Woodpecker 95 Great Spotted Woodpecker 96 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker CD Two: 1 Woodlark 2 Skylark 3 Swallow 4 Sand Martin 5 House Martin 6 Tree Pipit 7 Meadow Pipit 8 Rock Pipit 9 Yellow Wagtail 10 Grey Wagtail 11 Pied Wagtail 12 Dipper 13 Wren 14 Dunnock 15 Robin 16 Nightingale 17 Black Redstart 18 Redstart 19 Whinchat 20 Stonechat 21 Wheatear 22 Blackbird 23 Mistle Thrust 24 Song Thrush 25 Ring Ouzel 26 Fieldfare 27 Redwing 28 Cetti's Warbler 29 Grasshopper Warbler 30 Sedge Warbler 31 Marsh Warbler 32 Reed Warbler 33 Dartford Warbler 34 Lesser Whitethroat 35 Whitethroat 36 Garden Warbler 37 Blackcap 38 Wood Warbler 39 Chiffchaff 40 Willow Warbler 41 Goldcrest 42 Firecrest 43 Spotted Flycatcher 44 Pied Flycatcher 45 Bearded Tit 46 Long-Tailed Tit 47 Willow Tit 48 Marsh Tit 49 Coal Tit 50 Great Tit 51 Blue Tit 52 Nuthatch 53 Treecreeper 54 Jay 55 Magpie 56 Chough 57 Jackdaw 58 Rook 59 Carrion Crow 60 Raven 61 Starling 62 House Sparrow 63 Tree Sparrow 64 Chaffinch 65 Brambling 66 Goldfinch 67 Greenfinch 68 Siskin 69 Redpoll 70 Linnet 71 Twite 72 Crossbill 73 Bullfinch 74 Hawfinch 75 Snow Bunting 76 Yellowhammer 77 Cirl Bunting 78 Reed Bunting 79 Corn Bunting

About the Author

Ron Kettle and Richard Ranft have also collaborated on Dawn Chorus: A Sound Portrait of a British Woodland at Sunrise and Songs of Garden Birds: The Definitive Audio Guide to British Garden Birds.